Review of Holy Motors (2012) by Richard H — 06 Jan 2013

This film from France may just be one of the most head scratching movies I have seen in awhile. It follows M. Oscar around in his limo where you seen the different personas he portrary throughout a day.

The only real connection to him is his driver Celine, who sees the actual man rather than all these different characters he plays. During this day he is an assassin, family man, an old woman, video game actor, a monster among others.

I have never seen an actor be forced into so many different roles and be able to make each one of them stand out. Truly the third most important character in this movie is the limo itself as it seems it is his sanctuary away from the outside world.

This movie is very bizarre and is easily one of the best foreign films of the year. I suggest anyone interested in a movie that you will not understand but still enjoy to check this out.